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Please note: The Warkworth Maple Syrup Festival Committee cannot insure and is not responsible for the accuracy of the information contained in the following press reports.

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Aboard the bus at the Maple Syrup Festival
Mar 09, 2009 By Elaine Tweedie - The Shield EMC

Wooler - The yellow school bus is almost as familiar a sight at the Warkworth Maple Syrup Festival, as the sap flowing from the trees. Responsible for the sunny vision are long-time Warkworth residents Ruth and Gordon Allanson. [read more]

A little Faith and a lot of memories at Sandy Flat Sugar Bush
Feb 13, 2009 By Elaine Tweedie - The Shield EMC

Warkworth - There is a new baby at Sandy Flat Sugar Bush. Just three years old, her name is Faith and she is an adorable brown and white Miniature Pinto. She joins Hank, Jenny, Maple, Star and Goldie in the stables and will be making her debut at the Warkworth Maple Syrup Festival March 14 and 15. [read more]

Sweet Perfection
Spring 2008 - CAA Magazine

Polish up your tasting spoons! The beginning of March heralds the arrival of southern Ontario's sweetest tradition, the Warkworth Maple Syrup Festival. On March 8 and 9, visitors to the Sandy Flat Sugar Bush can revel in all things syrupy, including sap-collecting demonstrations and taffy tasting, sleigh ride, snowshoe races and delicious pancake breakfast. Check out www.warkworthmaplesyrupfestival.ca for more details

Media day at the sugar bush
Feb 15, 2008 - The Shield - by Elaine Tweedie

Warkworth - Despite some mucky roads; the night before snowfall and the brilliant sunshine conspired to make last Thursday the most perfect day to be at Sandy Flat Sugar Bush. [read more]

Spring is coming ... and how sweet is that?
Mar 04, 2006 - The Toronto Star - by Paul Dalby

Warkworth - The sap is running and for Hank and Jenny that's a sure sign spring is just around the corner. Every year at this time, Hank, 18, and Jenny, 17, know that their impressive stamina will be harnessed for a good cause. The two sturdy Pinto draft horses are the stars of the Warkworth Maple Syrup Festival, celebrating its 20th anniversary this year on March 11 and 12. Hank and Jenny will be at the business end of a large 20-seater sleigh giving free rides through the picture postcard setting of the Sandy Flats Sugar Bush, eight kilometres outside Warkworth. [read more]